Thursday, January 29, 2009

Annie had a blog, took wonderful photos, wrote beautifully and then she deleted it.

These are excerpts of a variant sample of her crow's photo that she graciously allowed me to use.

There are reasons to come blog and also to go away. Many have to do with time and others with privacy. I enjoy the camaraderie here and also seeing how everyone spells better than I do.

Then, there is inspiration - for example, an artist such as Trijnie who amazed me with her glass, her painting, her photographs and her graciousness. Today I added Tatianato my blog list - she paints vivid portraits and is showcasing her series where her subjects are reading. Please visit.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

"the.plain.in"

Sampled (too slightly) from a beautiful photograph taken by Lexi. My sample, being so close to the original work, my image is a homage/study rather than my creative expression. Lexi has an exhibit that commenced on the second day of Christmas. That was the "two french hens day," if I can recall December.

While at Lexi's I followed a comment to a blog of another Spanish artist. The work is striking.

I like to follow comments to new blogs. Somehow, I once got to Lexi's blog which led me to Joanne's blog. Joanne lives in southern Japan, but grew up two towns over from my home on Long Island. She finds beauty in the most common, often scrap refuse, and then she scans it or photographs it with her cell phone. She was kind enough to give me a Happy award.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

More pictures of Martin Luther King Day snowstorm morning. First one is of our backyard. It was the first picture I took that morning. The red thing up front is a plastic cabin the kids used to play in and I have not had the heart to take to the dump.

More dogwood pictures.

Here are two earlier dogwood pictures, one featuring ourvan in springtime.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Saturday, January 17, 2009

"wall"

Detail of a sampled wall - I like the final crow images in the post below - each of the larger ones for different reasons. I like to work with older tree limbs and it was good to incorporate a strong bird symbol.

I placed other images of the crow tree in the basement - side steps and explorations.

It is cold here - crisp and cold and you can even feel it indoors. If we ever reside we need to increase insulation. And buy newer windows for our downstairs. We have more modern windows upstairs.

Crows are smart and tough to survive int he environment outside tonight.

Friday, January 16, 2009

"winter.corvid"

Annie's picture. Early version below. Top is bottom and bottom is top...etc.

Yesterday we had a miracle in New York City. I am on a conference call and someone states a plane went done in New York, I say where, and third caller states, "It is not as bad as it sounds - the plane landed in the Hudson River." No 911 scenario. No plane hitting buildings.

Apparently the jet engine took in birds at take off. The plane floated for a long time and all passengers got off. It was really cold in that water, yesterday. Still a miracle.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Details from work-in quasi-progress based on a UK picture of a crow in a tree. I added a link to Annie's blog a while back and she has been gracious enough to allow me to sample here.

I prefer the excerpts to the work as one image....maybe tomorrow, maybe someday. That is a quote from Bowie, I think.

I listened yesterday evening to an old favorite song of mine - King Crimson "Trio" from the "Starless and Bible Black" LP (now CD) . The song starts very low and you need to stay with it. This is the only version I found on YouTube - it is the CD recording with some odd Renoir video captures that are amateurish and out of focus yet disarmingly enchanting. Close your eyes if you hate the clip.....

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

"win.dow.blind"

Not much time for art lately- too much work and home and freezing weather. Tonight it will snow and sleet and then tomorrow a high in the low teens? I am not a northeastern Canadian laughing at hail the size of golf balls.

This was made with some altered Andrea barn doors image. Windows, car, dry grass, and sky. Not all is reflected here. In an artistic rut, I have been drinking Kryptonite malt liquor. At first it was green and bitter.

Monday, January 12, 2009

"red.less.ons"

Back to a wave, played out, I guess.

Today I was standing on a train platform waiting for the Eight-Twelve and the sun was reflecting off a stop sign eighty feet down and away and the sign looked bright white like a Mount Sinai burning bush of metal.

I had never noticed this before and maybe it was the day, the light, the angle, the clouds, whatever and it had a spiritual unearthly blinding glow....but if you looked at it for long time and then squinted you could see the letters that make up S T O P.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

I have been listening to Neil Young's "Sugar Mountain" CD, a solo concert just after he quit Buffalo Springfield in 1968. Some old songs ("Mr. Soul," "Broken Arrow")and some new ones. He gets incredible mileage from his acoustic guitar. Worth listening to, unless his voice bothers you.

A star is born, still quite "young" and not at all jaded. He talks about how he bought an old Bentley with his new riches. Apparently that car was in the shop the night of the concert. Whee does one take one's old Bentley?

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